First Niagara Financial Group Inc. (FNFG) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for February 06, 2013

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Referenced Stocks:FNFG;JPM;KRE;WFC

First Niagara Financial Group Inc. ( FNFG ) will begin trading ex-dividend on February 06, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.08 per share is scheduled to be paid on February 15, 2013. Shareholders who purchased FNFG stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 5th quarter that FNFG has paid the same dividend.

The previous trading day's last sale of FNFG was $8.01, representing a -22.66% decrease from the 52 week high of $10.35 and a 13.06% increase over the 52 week low of $7.08.

FNFG is a part of the Finance sector, which includes companies such as Wells Fargo & Company ( WFC ) and J P Morgan Chase & Co ( JPM ). FNFG's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $.4. Zacks Investment Research reports FNFG's forecasted earnings growth in 2013 as -.38%, compared to an industry average of -.1%.

For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the FNFG Dividend History page.

Interested in gaining exposure to FNFG through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have FNFG as a top-10 holding:

• SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF ( KRE ).

The top-performing ETF of this group is KRE with an increase of 5.7% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of FNFG at 1.84%.